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Why was I born like this? Did God make a mistake?

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Reflecting on a song by King and Country, Priceless. Click HERE to see a lyrics video.

The potter was so efficient in his work of art. All his creations were sold as soon as they were placed on the selling table. The potter had a reputation for his attention to detail, and the perfection in his creations was so evident. One day, the potter could not understand why a new creation he designed started to be marred with spots and imperfections when the product finally came out of the furnace. He examined the raw material and his blueprint; all checked out as he wanted. Something was damaging the process before it was completed. It turned out that the furnace became contaminated, creating more heat than was required to cure the finished product. 

So it does happen that no matter how much a jar of clay is designed, sometimes imperfections sneak into the final product. A blueprint, a mold, or DNA might start out perfect, but if contamination is introduced, it will not stay perfect throughout the whole process of finishing the final product.

We are like these jars of clay. We are formed from the earth, from dust, by our Creator, God. But unlike the jars of clay we make, we are designed to perfection. But something happened after man fell in the Garden of Eden. The blueprint, the DNA of these jars of clay (us), is perfect, but the finished product is not. The finished product, sometimes, is very imperfect; in fact, sometimes, it does not resemble anything a Perfect God will create. 

Perceived Reality

Nothing will test our faith more than to see children born with birth defects. Children born blind, disfigured, without extremities, etc. It is too much to take. Some of us will blame God, saying if there is a good God, why does He allow this kind of suffering on such an innocent being? 

Creation also fell after the fall of man and is groaning until today. Babies are formed in a womb and subjected to so many chemicals that disrupt the DNA of the baby, creating a final product that was not intended by God. Sometimes, we look in the mirror and do not like what we see. We wish for a different reality.

But we have hope:

For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:22-25 NKJV

Yes, hope that is seen is not hope. So we eagerly wait for the real thing.

Reality

Let’s see what the Bible says about who we are and what we are in God:

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. Psalms 139:14-16 NKJV

We are wonderfully made in the secret place. But after the fall of man, the evil one will stop at nothing to ensure God’s creation is not seen as what God intended. If we could only see through the eyes of God when we look at ourselves in the mirror, we would see the person God intended from the secret place. We only see partially for the moment, as through a dark mirror, as the Apostle Paul wrote:

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
1 Corinthians 13:12

Our environment, water (forever chemicals), and polluted air corrupt our makeup. This corruption is exhibited in damaged DNA, blindness, disfigurations, effeminate men, missing limbs, etc.

The disciples asked Jesus about a man who was born blind. Like some of us today, the disciples thought that the man was cursed, punished by God for something his parent did. They asked Jesus, who sinned, the father or the mother?

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
John 9:3 NKJV

Today, we see imperfection, chaos, and corruption and blame God, not sin. Some even distort God’s will and claim God intended a person to be born one way or the other. God is not the author of confusion or chaos (1 Corinthians 14:33).

As Jesus explained to His disciples, God will someday use evil in man’s fall for His Glory. These things happen so that God’s glory will be manifested (John 9:3). 

When?

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”
1 Corinthians 15:50-55 NKJV

Application

We shall ALL be changed! This corruptible body will be done away with, and a new body, an incorruptible body, will be given to those who trust the Lord Jesus Christ and have not believed the devil’s lies (2 Corinthians 4:4). 

This new body will be perfect, just like God made it in a secret place! We will look in the mirror and say Wow! That is so Wonderfully made!

Until then, these Jars of Clay will praise God and patiently wait on Him, no matter how imperfect. Even if they are mortal now, the treasure inside is immortal and perfect:

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 NIV

To God, be the glory!

Everything was created By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-25

Disclaimer

I write this blog as I get inspired by God. Consider this writing as a Bible study. Like the Bereans In Acts 17:11, search the Scriptures to determine whether what I write is so. Always consult with your church ministers about biblical matters. I am also not a professional writer, so some grammar or spelling errors may be. I try my best to write as efficiently as possible. Your brother, In-Christ, Ricardo

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